Woods hopes to get ball rolling again at Pebble Beach golf
PEBBLE BEACH, California – Tiger Woods returns to the site of two of his most stirring victories when he makes his PGA Tour season debut at the $6.4 million Pebble Beach Pro-Am which begins Thursday.
“I am excited to be back,” [...]
Capello quits as England manager
LONDON- Fabio Capello resigned as manager of England on Wednesday following the Football Association’s decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy, the FA confirmed.
In a remarkable twist to one of the most dramatic days in English football [...]
Holders Lille knocked out of French Cup
PARIS – (AFP) – Holders Lille reluctantly relinquished their grip on the French Cup after going down 2-1 at local rivals Valenciennes in the last 16 at a wintry Stade du Hainaut on Wednesday.
Lille had enjoyed the best of the first [...]
WAPDA beat PIA to establish supremacy in National C ship
Karachi : WAPDA recorded a formidable 4-2 win over PIA to snatch top spot from PIA in 59th National Hockey Championship here Wednesday at Hockey Club of Pakistan.
PIA enjoyed top spot yesterday with 20 points closely followed by WAPDA on [...]
1-in-10 athletes may be doping: WADA
Lausanne, The World Anti-Doping Agency said new research findings expected this spring could suggest as many as 1 in 10 athletes who compete internationally may be doping.
Accepted wisdom, drawn from annual testing statistics, was that “maybe [...]
Big freeze hits French Cup football fixtures
PARIS – Arctic conditions throughout France have forced the country’s football authorities to postpone three last-16 encounters in the French Cup.
Last year’s runners-up Paris Saint-Germain had their tie against Dijon – [...]
WAPDA thrashes PHF Academy 4-1
Karachi, WAPDA recorded a formidable 4-1 win over PHF Academy in 59th National Hockey Championship here at Hockey Club of Pakistan.
Skipper Reham Butt, Aleem Bilal, Muhammad Irfan and Rana Umair scored one goal each for WAPDA. Mohammad Ali [...]
Contador vows to pursue career despite doping ban
PINTO, Spain - An indignant two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador said on Tuesday he “totally disagreed” with his two-year doping ban but vowed to pursue his career at the highest level.
Speaking for the first time [...]
Formula One driver Raikkonen shakes off cobwebs in style
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain – Finland’s 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time in his Lotus-Renault during pre-season testing here on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old Raikkonen – winner of 18 grands prix [...]
Azhar Ali joins Sachin Tendulkar in 10th position
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan s young gun Azhar Ali has not only claimed a career-best ranking but has also achieved the distinction of sharing 10th position with India s iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test [...]
